The old lady of the Chen family was competitive throughout her life, but lacked talent.
Without her husband and no one to rely on, she did not help the Chen family stay on the ground. Instead, her vanity increased and she acted according to the practices of other aristocratic families.
This also resulted in the Chen family's little wealth being quickly squandered by her.
When the Chen family ran out of money, she decided to focus on her son's marriage.
She had obviously planned everything well. In her expectation, the Chen family should have prospered after marrying Su Nianyun and bringing back a generous dowry.
However, the Chen family not only failed to gain any benefit from Su Nianyun, but also gradually went downhill.
The old lady couldn't figure it out.
It was obvious that the situation in the mansion became worse after Su Nianyun appeared, but upon closer inspection, it seemed that everything had nothing to do with Su Nianyun.
"You follow the princess to deal with the business of selling the shop..."
She whispered to Wen's mother, "Keep an eye on it and bring me back the remaining money, not even a copper coin, do you hear me?!"
"Old madam, don't worry!" Wen's mother nodded swornly, "I will definitely complete the task you assigned me."
Seeing Wen's mother's vow and confidence, the old lady nodded.
"You are the person I can trust most now, everything depends on you!"
The old lady had high hopes for Wenma and sat in the yard waiting for Wenma all day.
The nanny came to look for her several times with the baby in her arms, but she impatiently drove the nanny and her grandson away.
At this moment, how could she think about entertaining her children? She was more concerned about how much money she would get after Su Nianyun sold the shop.
At this time, Zhao Ma came to her side and said, "Old madam, please drink some tea first to moisten your throat. Your voice is a little hoarse when I hear it."
The old lady took the tea absentmindedly.
Zhao's mother comforted her again, "Old madam, selling a shop is not something that can be successfully sold in a day or two. Come to think of it..."
The old lady glared at her and said, "If you don't have any work, go find some work yourself and don't make noises in my ears."
Among the people she annoys the most right now, Zhao's mother bears the brunt.
If it hadn't been for her and Chen Biru, how could she have owed so much money and even sold her shop?
Zhao's mother was severely scolded by the old lady, and she walked away with the tray, and then went outside the door.
After leaving the door, she secretly slapped herself twice in the mouth, the first blow was hard, and the second blow was a bit painful, so she only patted it lightly.
"I told you to mind your own business and talk too much. Why can't you change this problem?!"
At this time, Wen’s mother happened to come back and saw Zhao’s mother beating herself in the mouth.
She smiled and said, "Mama Zhao, hit yourself for being so good. Is it because the old lady punished you?"
"No, no," Zhao's mother shook her head, "I was just afraid that I would be sleepy, so I fanned myself twice to refresh myself."
She looked at Wen's mother as if she were seeing the money she had worked so hard to save, and she couldn't tell how she felt.
"By the way, the old lady has been waiting for you all day. You'd better go in and see the old lady quickly!"
Not wanting to talk to Wen's mother, she asked Wen's mother to go in quickly.
But when Wen's mother heard that the old lady was anxious, she always took three steps at a time to see the old lady. But this time, Wen's mother actually stood at the door and hesitated.
"What?" Zhao's mother, who had just slapped herself twice, was full of gossip again, "You and Princess Nianyun went out to sell a shop, did something happen to you?"
Wen's mother looked at her, "Why are you asking so much? Are you still angry that the old lady is not angry enough?"
When Jing's mother reminded her, Zhao's mother subconsciously stood aside and stopped talking.
That's how she is. She always gets hot-headed and forgets the lessons she has learned before.
Wen's mother definitely didn't come back with good news, and she might be facing a storm from the old lady soon.
Mother Wen stood at the door, took several deep breaths, and then slowly walked into the room.
"Old lady, this slave...is back!"
"Mom Wen, it's great that you are back!"
"How is it?" the old lady asked her, "The shop was not sold today?"
"Old madam, the shop has been sold..." Wen's mother hesitated to speak.
"Isn't it Su Nianyun who sold several shops at a low price?" the old lady asked.
"That's not true..." Wen's mother nodded hurriedly, "Not only did the princess not sell the shop at a low price, she actually sold the shop for more money than expected!"
"That's great. As for the money, give me whatever you have left."
Wen's mother shook her head, "Old madam, there isn't even a copper coin left!"
"What did you say?" The old lady was stunned, "How is this possible?"
"Didn't I make the calculation with you before you followed Su Nianyun? Those shops and goods add up to 400,000 taels. You have to bring back at least 100,000 taels, right?"
"Did you hide the money on purpose, or did Su Nianyun hide the money and didn't want to give it to me?"
"Old lady..."
Seeing that the old lady was getting more and more excited, Wen's mother hurriedly came forward to help her caress her chest.
"Old madam, please don't get excited. Listen to me slowly tell you..."
Wen's mother immediately told the story of how she went to sell the shop with Su Nianyun, and then said, "It was indeed sold for 400,000, but..."
She glanced at the old lady and said, "But the princess said that she also has the IOU from you and the second lady, which is exactly one hundred thousand taels, and the total is four hundred thousand taels!"
She followed Su Nianyun for a walk and finally came back, but she was empty-handed.
"What?" The old lady leaned on the chair frustrated, "Why is the IOU I gave Qin Wan where is Su Nianyun?"
"Old madam, when the princess took out the IOU from the second lady, the servant was also shocked. You can't believe it at that time."
"But on the way back, I thought about it carefully and felt that this is really something that the second lady can do."
"The Second Madam has always been someone who doesn't suffer losses. She knows that Beauty has lost money and is afraid that you won't pay her back, so it's possible to sell the IOU to the princess!"
"Go and call Qin Wan over, I want to confront her face to face!"
Wen's mother hurriedly winked at the little girl next to her, and the little girl immediately ran out to call someone.
When the little girl went out, she almost bumped into Ma Zhao who was eavesdropping at the door. Ma Zhao hurriedly got out of the way.
Seeing the little girl's hurried figure, she secretly cried out.
The shop was sold, but all the money from selling the shop went to the princess.
So, the Chen family has nothing left?!
When she thought of this, her heart was agitated. Wouldn't this huge Chen Mansion be left to its own devices?
When Qin Wan followed the little girl, Zhao's mother's eyes at Qin Wan became sharp.
It's all the fault of the Second Madam, so why did she give the old lady's IOU to the princess?
Now it’s better, the Chen family has no savings and no income!